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MS Orchestra EOC Study Guide
Vocabulary
Articulations
Staccato
Spiccato
Legato
Arco
Tremelo
Pizzicato
Dynamics
Piano
Mezzo forte (mf)
Diminuendo
Crescendo
Tempo
Allegro
Adagio
Presto
Periods of Music
Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
20th Century
Contemporary
Misc. Terms
Simile
Fine
Ritardando
Da Capo (D.C.)
Sharp (#)
Fermata
Tie
Music concepts
 Identify the role of accidentals:
sharp, flats, naturals
 Define a major scale and its use
of half steps and whole steps
 Be able to identify key signatures
up to four sharps and four flats
 Identify the function of the top
and bottom number in a time
signature
 Have basic knowledge of
rhythms up to 16th notes
including dotted notes or dotted
rhythms
Music and Cultural History
 History and use of the violin and
other string instruments in a
variety of cultures.
 Know major time eras of musical
development, some of its major
composers and their music.